unisex name
Laiken
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,543
Laiken is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 77% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 96 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 131 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,535 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
Laiken over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 59 |
| 1990s | 341 |
| 2000s | 519 |
| 2010s | 911 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 637 |
How popular is Laiken?
In 2025, Laiken was given to 96 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Laiken is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Laiken
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laiken also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laiken over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laiken
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laiken — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laiken
How popular is the name Laiken?
In 2025, Laiken was given to 96 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Laiken a girl's or a boy's name?
Laiken is used for both girls and boys. About 77% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Laiken most popular?
Laiken peaked in 2017, when 131 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Laiken a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laiken currently ranks #2,488 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.